| COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Arkansas National Guard soldiers staff phones for Arkansans' questions about COVID-19 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Arkansas, U.S. |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China[1] |
| Index case | Pine Bluff |
| Arrival date | March 11, 2020 (4 years and 8 months) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,040,155 |
Deaths | 13,429 |
| Government website | |
| Arkansas Department of Health | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Arkansas in March 2020. The first case in Arkansas was reported on March 11, 2020, in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County. As of March 2022, there were 819,984 cumulative cases of COVID-19 with a total of 10,524 deaths.[2]
As of March 1, 2022[update], Arkansas has fully vaccinated 1,566,786 people, or 54% of the population.[3]
- ^ Sheikh, Knvul; Rabin, Roni Caryn (March 10, 2020). "The Coronavirus: What Scientists Have Learned So Far". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 in Arkansas: Active cases continue to fall steadily". KARK. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Times, The New York (April 1, 2020). "Arkansas Coronavirus Map and Case Count". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 1, 2022.